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Riffelalp railway station

Riffelalp railway station

Railway station in Switzerland

Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m (7,254 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2][3]

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The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the 625 metres (2,051 ft) long Riffelalp tram,[3][4] making Riffelalp the highest location in Europe where two distinct railways meet.

  • The station looking up the Gornergrat railway
    The station looking up the Gornergrat railway
  • A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station
    A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station
  • The Riffelalp tram at the station
    The Riffelalp tram at the station

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)" [Timetable Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. [2]
    "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. [3]
    map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. [4]
    "Riffelalp Tram". http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/ (in German). Retrieved 2014-06-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)



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